Quotes by James Russell Lowell

“Pride and weakness are Siamese twins.”

“No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself”

“Whatever you may be sure of be sure of this - that you are dreadfully like other people.”

“Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.”

“They are slaves who fear to speak For the fallen and the weak They are slaves who dare not be In the right with two or three.”

“Though old the thought and oft exprest 'tis his at last who says it best.”

“Granting our wish is one of Fate's saddest jokes.”

“In general those who nothing have to say Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it.”

“Take a winter as you find him and he turns out to be a thoroughly honest fellow with no nonsense in him: and tolerating none in you which is a great comfort in the long run.”

“May is a pious fraud of the almanac A ghastly parody of real Spring Shaped out of snow and breathed with eastern wind.”

“In life's small things be resolute and great To keep thy muscle trained Know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes or when she'll say to thee "I find thee worthy do this deed for me?"”

“Truth forever on the scaffold. Wrong forever on the throne.”

“Ah men do not know how much strength is in poise That he goes the farthest who goes far enough.”

“Ez for war I call it murder - There you hev it plain and flat I don't want to go no furder Than my Testyment for that.”

“The question of commonsense is always "what is it good for?" - a question which would abolish the rose and be answered triumphantly by the cabbage.”

“Earth's noblest thing a Woman perfected.”

“No man is born into the world whose work Is not born with him there is always work And tools to work withal for those who will And blessed are the horny hands of toil!”

“The misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.”

“Truth forever on the scaffold wrong forever on the throne.”

“Children are God's Apostles, sent forth, day by day, to preach of love, and hope, and peace.”